Masatoshi Saito Movie Trailers

What the Snow Brings Trailer (2005)

28 October 2005

Following a tip, Manabu Yazaki loses his last money betting on the older "banba" horse "Unryu" (jockied by Makie, a legendary jockey's daughter) in a draft-horse race held in his childhood home of Obihiro on the island of Hokkaido.

Dreams Trailer (1990)

11 May 1990

Eight visually rich vignettes drawn from Kurosawa’s own dreams—fox weddings and vanished orchards, a soldier’s ghosts, a walk through Van Gogh’s canvases, nuclear nightmares, and a water-mill utopia—meditate on childhood, art, mortality, and humanity’s uneasy bond with nature.

Tampopo Trailer (1985)

23 November 1985

In this humorous paean to the joys of food, a pair of truck drivers happen onto a decrepit roadside shop selling ramen noodles.

Guilty of Romance Trailer (2011)

30 September 2011

While police investigate a woman found dead in a derelict love hotel, a romance novelist's wife lives a life that seems simply a daily repetition without romance.

Love Like the Falling Petals Trailer (2022)

24 March 2022

Haruto Asakura falls in love with hairdresser Misaki Ariake and asks her out. Watching Misaki Ariake work hard to achieve what she wants, Haruto Asakura, who almost gave up his dream to become a photographer, begins to pursue his dream again, but Misaki Ariake is diagnosed with a disease that ages her 10x faster than normal.

After the Rain Trailer (2000)

22 January 2000

A group of travelers is stranded in a small country inn when the river floods during heavy rains. As the bad weather continues, tensions rise amongst the trapped travelers.

Make a Bow and Kiss Trailer (2017)

11 November 2017

Mikami Yota is smitten with the archery of his older schoolmate Kishimoto, a high school senior who heads the archery club.

Akame 48 Waterfalls Trailer (2003)

25 October 2003

A man is trying to flee from his past, and he ends up in an underworld filled with strange characters.

Supermarket Woman Trailer (1996)

15 June 1996

A struggling Japanese neighborhood supermarket manager chances upon an old classmate, who has plenty of ideas for revitalizing his business.

Waterboys Trailer (2001)

15 September 2001

In a Japanese school, 5 adolescent geeks join the new sport teacher and take up the challenge to take part in the synchronised swimming competition, in-spite of the mockeries of the real sportsmen.

Tsugaru Lacquer Girl Trailer (2023)

18 October 2023

Keiko Tsuruoka’s film is at once traditional and contemporary: it gently mixes present-day gender and sexuality politics with the old-fashioned Japanese domestic drama.

Vengeance for Sale Trailer (2002)

16 February 2002

In a world where vendettas are officially sanctioned, the people sometimes needed help in carrying out their vengeance.

Black Rain Trailer (1989)

13 May 1989

Shigematsu Shizuma, who lives with his family in a village near Fukuyama, was in Hiroshima with his wife and niece just after the devastating atomic bombing, a tragedy that cruelly took the lives of thousands of people and forever marked the harsh existence of the survivors.

Swing Girls Trailer (2004)

11 September 2004

A group of delinquent high school girls form a band when they accidentally poison their school's brass band and have to replace them.

Year One in the North Trailer (2005)

14 January 2005

In 1868, after the fall of the Shogun-dominated Japan, the new government orders people from Awaji, near Kobe, to re-locate to the northern part of Hokkaido.

Drowning Love Trailer (2016)

05 November 2016

Natsume Mochizuki works as a teen model in Tokyo, but she learns that she has to move to her father's hometown of Ukigumo.

In His Chart Trailer (2011)

27 August 2011

There is a degree of realism when a professional in the field writes about his vocation and such is the case here.

47 Ronin Trailer (1994)

22 October 1994

Kon Ichikawa's retelling of the classic true story of Samurai honor. When a young clan lord is forced to commit seppuku (ritual suicide), his loyal followers (now Ronin, masterless Samurai) dedicate their lives to avenging his death.

Gantz: Perfect Answer Trailer (2011)

23 April 2011

Summoned by the black sphere, Kei and Masaru fight against extraterrestrials until Masaru grows tired of fighting and refuses to continue.

Linda Linda Linda Trailer (2005)

23 July 2005

Only three days before the school festival, a newly formed high school band rushes to put together a set for their big show — including a hit single by '80s by the Japanese punk rock band The Blue Hearts.

Blood and Bones Trailer (2004)

06 November 2004

In 1923, teenager Kim Shun-Pei moves from Cheju Island, in South Korea, to Osaka, in Japan. Along the years, he becomes a cruel, greedy and violent man and builds a factory of kamaboko, processed seafood products, in his poor Korean-Japanese community exploiting his employees.

The Chart of Love Trailer (2014)

21 March 2014

Dr. Ichito works at Honjo Hospital. His longtime friend Dr. Tatsuya Shindo, who comes from Tokyo, begins working at Honjo Hospital.

The Silk Road Trailer (1988)

25 June 1988

In 1026, students in western China are shanghaied into the forces of crown prince Li Yuanhao of Xi Xia, who wants to control the length of the Silk Road.

The Hunter and the Hunted Trailer (2004)

17 January 2004

Jin (Yakusho), a young, widowed police detective who is thinking of leaving the force to better take care of his 8 year old daughter Misaki (Kanno), by chance arrests Neko (Emoto), an accomplished middle aged burglar who has just fixed Misaki's bicycle.

A Story of Yonosuke Trailer (2013)

23 February 2013

The year is 1987 and Japan is just reaching the peak of its economic success. Eighteen-year old Yonosuke Yokomichi arrives in Tokyo from Nagasaki.

Then Summer Came Trailer (2008)

19 July 2008

A humorous wedding story fueled by a rather no-good father and son, disguised as the old and new “good guys.

Villon's Wife Trailer (2009)

10 October 2009

This enticing period melodrama depicts a long-suffering woman's relationship with her brilliant but self-destructive writer husband in postwar Tokyo.

Woman in Witness Protection Trailer (1997)

27 September 1997

Vain, middle-aged actress Biwako is placed in witness protection while authorities investigate the brutal murder she witnessed.

Tales of a Golden Geisha Trailer (1990)

02 June 1990

Nayoko, a good-hearted geisha, brings luck to the men she sleeps with, even though most are scoundrels who don’t deserve it.

Dora-heita Trailer (2000)

13 May 2000

A new magistrate in the town of Horisoto—widely reputed to be the most lawless township in Japan, uses guile and his opponents' own misperceptions and prejudices to defeat his enemies and uproot corruption.

Red Moon Trailer (2004)

07 February 2004

Namiko Morita, who lived in Otaru, moved to this area with her husband, Yutaro, and opened the brewery "Morita Brewery".

The Eel Trailer (1997)

12 May 1997

A businessman kills his adulterous wife and is sent to prison. After his release, he opens a barbershop and meets new people, talking to almost no one except for an eel he befriended while in prison.

Sagrada Reset Part 2 Trailer (2017)

13 May 2017

In the town of Sakurada, where about half of the residents have special abilities, high schooler Kei Asai is able to remember everything.

The Cherry Orchard Trailer (1990)

03 November 1990

At an all-girls school, a group of girls prepare for a stage performance of Anton Chekhov's "The Cherry Orchard".

A Quiet Life Trailer (1995)

23 September 1995

A melodrama about the life of a mentally disabled young man and his devoted sister after their famous novelist father and housewife mother go to Australia on a business trip.

A Loving Husband Trailer (2016)

25 August 2016

Schoolteacher Yohei is married to Miyoko. For the first time in 25 years they begin to live by themselves when their son marries and moves out.

Letter from the Mountain Trailer (2002)

05 October 2002

Husband and wife Michiko and Takao move from their urban existence in Tokyo to the isolated, rural farming village where Takao grew up.

Happiness Trailer (2024)

17 May 2024

Yukio Kunikida and Yuma Yamagishi are high school students and they are dating with each other. On an ordinary day, Yuma tells Yukio that "I'm going to die in a week.

The 8-Tomb Village Trailer (1996)

26 October 1996

A band of samurai warriors places a curse on a family fortune thus frustrating the heir 4 centuries later.

Sweet Home Trailer (1989)

21 January 1989

Working on a documentary about infamous painter Mamiya Ichiro, a TV crew filming at his old home come under attack from the ghost of the painter's wife.

Dr. Akagi Trailer (1998)

17 May 1998

At the end of WWII, Japanese doctor Akagi searches for the cure for hepatitis in the prisoner-of-war camp.

Moving Trailer (1993)

20 March 1993

Physically separated from her father and at odds with her distraught mother, a girl must negotiate her own passage to maturity.

The Laughing Frog Trailer (2002)

06 July 2002

A woman has a fine life with rewarding work, a nice house, and a serious boyfriend in the lowlands of Japan.

Minbo, or The Gentle Art of Japanese Extortion Trailer (1992)

16 May 1992

An upscale Japanese hotel hires Mahiru Inoue, a lawyer adept at dealing with the Yakuza, to help them rid their hotel of the local gangsters so they can get a contract for a meeting of important foreign officials.

Bright Future Trailer (2003)

18 January 2003

Buddies working at an oshibori factory bond over an uncontrollable rage neither can control, as well as a strange jellyfish they keep as a pet.

The Limit of Sleeping Beauty Trailer (2017)

21 October 2017

Aki is an unsuccessful 29-year-old actress who eventually became a magician's assistant. While pretending to be hypnotised on the stage, Aki finds the boundary between reality and illusion becoming increasingly vague.

Touch Trailer (2005)

10 September 2005

Twin brothers, Tatsuya and Kazuya, grew up with their next door neighbor Minami like siblings. Minami's dream is that her school's baseball team will participate in the national Koshien High School Baseball Tournament.

Haunted School Trailer (1995)

08 July 1995

A young girl wanders into a wing of her elementary school that has been abandoned for years and is rumored to be haunted.

Butterfly Sleep Trailer (2018)

12 May 2018

Ryoko Matsumura is a popular writer in her 50's. She also knows that she has Alzheimer’s. Ryoko Matsumura begins to teach at a university.

Teacher and Stray Cat Trailer (2015)

28 January 2015

Following the death of his wife professor Kyoichi leads a solitary life by the sea. A stray cat called Mii, who was being fed by his wife, not only continues to drop by, but also seems to be visiting the altar Kyoichi has set up for his deceased wife.

Detroit Metal City Trailer (2008)

22 August 2008

Soichi Negishi moved to Tokyo to chase his dream of becoming a musician playing stylish, Swedish-style pop.

Finding Light at the Darkness Festival Trailer (2019)

25 October 2019

A man with family troubles suddenly loses his job and finds a light of hope through a magnificent 1,000 year old community festival that he reluctantly joins.

Rhapsody in August Trailer (1991)

25 May 1991

An elderly Nagasaki hibakusha spends a summer caring for her four grandchildren, whose curiosity about the 1945 bombing stirs buried memories and moral questions.

A Thousand Days Trailer (2023)

19 April 2023

Sri accepts a generous job offer and tasked to perform a cleansing ritual for Dela Atmojo, an unconscious girl who is suffering from the hex of 1000-days.

Begging for Love Trailer (1998)

25 September 1998

During a quest to find a Taiwanese father's grave, disturbing memories of child abuse are aroused.

Sagrada Reset Part 1 Trailer (2017)

25 March 2017